Celebrate 100 Years of Land Protection on Mount Sunapee

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Mount Sunapee: Welsh Centennial Celebration

2011 marks the 100th anniversary of the first land protection campaign on our beloved Mount Sunapee. Join in celebrating this important milestone!

NOW AVAILABLE: SooNipi Magazine's Autumn 2011 issue that includes an article about Herbert Welsh and his conservation legacy!

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"The Life & Times of Herbert Welsh" held in July 2011 at the Sunapee Historical Society Museum kicked off our Centennial events. We expect to repeat this fascinating program later in the year. On August 27, 2011, approximately 30 people participated in a guided hike to Lake Solitude and Mount Sunapee's Old Growth. The hike was sponsored by the Welsh Centennial Organizing Committee.

Please contact us if you want to receive program announcements or want to participate or contribute to the Welsh Centennial Celebration. We welcome your interest and ideas!

Stewardship of Mount Sunapee

In 1910, the first campaign to protect land on Mount Sunapee began with Herbert Welsh and Philip Ayres of the newly formed Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests. By 1934, the Forest Society secured over 1100 acres on Mount Sunapee. In 1948, this land was central to the formation of Mount Sunapee State Park, now encompassing 2900 acres—spectacular, publicly owned land, forested highlands to sandy beach front.

Yes, with the passage of time, change has come to the mountain, the park and ski area within. Yet, Mount Sunapee’s heritage endures.

As demonstrated long ago on Mount Sunapee, environmental stewardship requires public awareness, education and action to protect our special places and natural resources.

See how you can help.

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